Driopi Classic
Pronounced aromas of red fruits, nuts and sweet spices with a vanilla finish.
Winemaking
Classic red winemaking with short skin contact for 5-6 days, and maturation for 8-10 months in used French oak barrels.
Taste features – Aging
A wine with pronounced aromas of red fruits, nuts and sweet spices with a vanilla finish. Dry, with balanced acidity, and soft, velvety tannins. It can be consumed pleasantly young but it can also age from 3 to 5 years.
Ideal food combination
Meat dishes with light red sauces, white meats (eg. chicken with hilopites), giouvetsi with eggplant purée, octopus cooked in vinegar.
Type of wine
Red dry
Protected Designation of Origin Nemea
Variety composition
100% Agiorgitiko
Production
70.000 bottles
Vineyard
In the area of Koutsi Nemea
Dominant soil type
Clay soils with limestone, semi-mountainous, at an altitude of 350m.
Area yields
8 tons per hectare
Age – Plant formation
10- 20 years-old plants in bilateral cordon-trained vines
Harvest dates
2nd fortnight of September